Joseph Ronald Sharp II, 23, got into a fight with his girlfriend while the couple was driving with the woman's child near Northwest 36th Street and North May Avenue, according to officers.

Investigators said Sharp punched the woman several times before throwing her into the middle of oncoming traffic at North May Avenue. He then tried to take off with the woman's young child in the car, according to police.

Several bystanders tried to stop Sharp, but he drove around them then returned to the scene a short time later and fled again on foot, officers said.

He was later found and arrested on complaints of assault and battery, child endangerment, and domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor, according to a police report. The woman suffered minor injuries and the child was not hurt.

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